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Sunderland Flying Boat, maritime patrol aircraft of Royal Air Force Coastal Command. Aviation art prints of the Sunderland flying boat by leading aviation artists Geoff Lea, Barry Price and Keith Hill, available from aviationprints.co.uk. 

The Short Sunderland, Patrol and Reconnaissance Flying Boat. normal crew level 10. maximum speed of 210mph for Mark I, 205mph Mark II and Mark III, and 213mph Mark V. ceiling 17,900 feet and range of 2110 miles (mk I) 2880 miles for Mark V.  endurance in the air 13.5 hours.  The Sunderland carries 1 .303 machine gun in the nose, (mark I) and four .303 browning machine guns in the Tail Turret.  Also in the Mark II four Vickers .303 inch machine guns were used in the body positions. and four browning machineguns in the nose flanks in the Mark III.  Maximum bomb load of 4960 lbs.

Based on the design of the Civil Empire class flying boat. The Short Sunderland entered service with the Royal Air Force in June 1938 with 230 squadron. and by the end of the war, 20 squadrons of the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force were equipped with Sunderland's. By the end of the production in 1946 a total of  749 were built, The roles the Short Sunderland played, mainly were in Maritime and anti Submarine duties, especially in the battle of the Atlantic, The Sunderland accounted for 58 U-Boats sunk or badly damaged. The Sunderland was also used in other theatres of the war and in the Mediterranean helped in the evacuation of troops from Crete and Greece, as well as helping in the evacuation of troops in Burma.  The Short Sunderland remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1959.  used during the Korean War, The Berlin Air Lift, and during Operation Firedog, , The Malayan Emergency.  

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Signing Off by Keith Hill.

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Signing Off by Keith Hill.

On 3rd June Sunderland Z-Zebra of 201 escorts an inbound convoy, signing off with the last operational sortie of WW2 in Europe.

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War in the Atlantic by Stan Stokes.

During WW I Germany made very effective use of its U-boat fleet in a campaign which almost resulted in Englands defeat. As a result, the Versailles Treaty prohibited Germany from possessing submarines. By the late 1920s Germany had circumvented these restrictions and by the time WW II began, they had several dozen U-boats in service. The period between July of 1940 and December of 1941 was known as the fat years for the U-boat fleet. During this period, aided by the use of French Atlantic ports, and the effective use of wolfpack hunting techniques, German U-boats wreaked havoc on convoys in the Atlantic. By the spring of 1941 the Nazi U-boat fleet numbered 120, and later in the war would exceed 350 in number. The tide began to turn in favor of the Allies in late 1941 when the Royal Navy acquired fifty old destroyers from the U.S., and began an effective campaign against German weather and supply surface ships which supported the undersea hunters. The RAF was also involved, and the Short Sunderland flying boat played an important role in stemming the tide. The Short Brothers acquired one of the first licenses to built Wright biplanes, and eventually began building their own designs, including a number of dirigibles and torpedo planes during WW I. After the war they developed the first British all metal aircraft, the Silver Streak. The company is probably best known for a series of commercial flying boats, the pinnacle of which was their Empire Series of 4-engine, high wing monoplanes which were capable of cruising speeds of 200-MPH. The Short Sunderland was developed in the 1930s for the British Air Ministry as a long-range, all purpose flying boat. It was a large aircraft for its time with a wingspan of 112 feet. More than 700 of these aircraft were produced. During WW II the Sunderland was utilized in the anti-U-Boat role. With its armament upgraded the aircraft earned the nick-name the Flying Porcupine from U-boat crews. When America entered the war, the U-boat command expanded its hunting zone all the way to the East Coast of the United States. For a period the submariners experienced another period of happy times, and in November of 1942 almost 750,000 gross tons of shipping was lost. With production of averaging five new U-boats per week, for a time it appeared that victory in the Atlantic might be obtainable for the Germans. Eventually, the U-boat war was won by the Allies through the use of effective radar technology, the use of the Leigh Light (a powerful airborne searchlight), development of forward firing depth charges, and the use of special techniques to counter the U-boat threat. The U-boats also suffered from a general lack of coordination between its command and that of the Luftwaffe. In May of 1943 a total of 41 U-boats were lost, and by early 1944 more U-boats were being destroyed than Allied merchant ships were being sunk. The men who served in the U-boat command during WW II had the most hazardous of all positions in the War with close to a 75% casualty rate by wars end.

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The Last Patrol by Gerald Coulson.

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Yangtse Incident by Timothy OBrien.

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HMS Amethyst about to return fire while a Sunderland of 88 Squadron makes a hurried departure, 23rd of April 1949.

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Ground crew performing routine maintenance on a Sunderland on the slipway at Pembroke.

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Original painting, oil on canvas by Ivan Berryman. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £3500.00

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Caught on the Surface by Robert Taylor

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Caught on the Surface by Robert Taylor

In a strange quirk of fate, a Sunderland of 461 Sqn RAAF identification letter U, destroys submarine U-461, a type XIV tanker, one of three German submarines caught on the surface by Allied aircraft in the Bay of Biscay on July 30, 1943. At extreme low level, Sunderland U braves a barrage of gunfire from all three encircling German submarines to deliver a successful depth charge attack, sinking U-461 in a single pass. In an act of grace, the Sunderland pilot returned to the scene to drop a dingy to the U-boat survivors.

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Signed by Flight Lieutenant Dudley Marrows, Flight Lieutenant John Jock Rolland, Flight Lieutenant Peter Jensen, Warrant Officer Horrie Morgan, Leading Seaman Alois Momper, Able Seaman Helmut Roschinski, Medical Orderly Wilhelm Hoffken and Able Seaman Gerhard Korbjuhn.


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Atlantic Patrol by Keith Woodcock.

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Atlantic Patrol by Keith Woodcock.

A Short Sunderland Mark III of 201 sqn. Coastal Command above an allied convoy in the North Atlantic as it continues to search for marauding German U-Boats.

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Signed by Flt Lt Ian de Hamel (deceased).

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Sunderland Over the Gareloch by Geoff Lea.

After take off a Sunderland of Coastal Command flies low over its base at Rosneath on the Gareloch, as Royal Navy battleships lay at anchor around the naval base of Faslane, near Helensburgh, Scotland during 1945.

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Original painting by Geoff Lea. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £1800.00


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The Last Sunderland by Michael Rondot.

Short Sunderland ML814 served with 01, 422 (Canadian) and 330 (Norwegian) Squadrons during World War II and is now the worlds last airworthy Sunderland. Battered and weatherbeaten by the North Atlantic, ML814 flies over the Antrim coast.

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Signed by Sqn Ldr Don Gray and Sqn Ldr Dick Dulieu.


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Signed by Sqn Ldr Don Gray and Sqn Ldr Dick Dulieu.



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With grace and majesty of mighty battleships, a pair of Short Sutherlands sweep out towards the dangers of the North Atlantic. With a 12-hour mission ahead of them the skill and dedication of the crews would once again play a crucial role in protecting vital supply lines from the menace of German U-boats.

Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Image size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm). Price £95.00

Signed by Flt. Lt. John Bishop, Wg. Cdr. V. Hodgkinson DFC, MID, MRAeS, Wg. Cdr. A.W.L. Paddy Mahon MBE, C. Eng. MRAeS and Sqn. Ldr. Alan Nicoll.



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Signed by Flt. Lt. John Bishop, Wg. Cdr. V. Hodgkinson DFC, MID, MRAeS, Wg. Cdr. A.W.L. Paddy Mahon MBE, C. Eng. MRAeS and Sqn. Ldr. Alan Nicoll.



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Signed by Flt. Lt. John Bishop, Wg. Cdr. V. Hodgkinson DFC, MID, MRAeS, Wg. Cdr. A.W.L. Paddy Mahon MBE, C. Eng. MRAeS and Sqn. Ldr. Alan Nicoll.


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Touchdown by Ivan Berryman.

A Short Sunderland Mk111 of 422 Squadron alights on to a moderate sea at Castle Archdale in 1944.

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Short Sunderland Mk.V RN273 of 201 Sqn RAF by Keith Woodcock.

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Sunderlands 1944 by Barry Price.

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First Sighting by Robert Taylor.

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First Sighting by Robert Taylor.

Downed aircrew often drifted for days in their small inflatable dingies hoping rescue would come. Robert Taylors painting depicts that first sighting by an Air Sea Rescue Sunderland and the moment of joy of the aircrew.

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Signed by Group Captain A Carey.



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The Last Sunderland by Michael Rondot  Short Sunderland ML814 served with 01, 422 (Canadian) and 330 (Norwegian) Squadrons during World War II and is now the world's last airworthy Sunderland. Battered and weatherbeaten by the North Atlantic, ML814 flies over the Antrim coast. Painted for the manufacturers.  Signatories: Sqn Ldr. Don Gray, Sqn Ldr Dick Dulieu.

Atlantic Patrol by Keith Woodcock  A Short Sunderland Mark III of 201 sqn. Coastal Command above an allied convoy in the North Atlantic as it continues to search for marauding German U-Boats.  The print has also been countersigned by Sunderland Pilot. Flt Lt Ian De Hamel of Coastal Command

Signing Off by Keith Hill  On 3rd June Sunderland Z-Zebra of 201 escorts an inbound convoy, signing off with the last operational sortie of WW2 in Europe.

First Sighting by Robert Taylor  Downed aircrew often drifted for days in their small inflatable dingies hoping rescue would come. Robert Taylor's painting depicts that first sighting by an Air Sea Rescue Sunderland and the moment of joy of the aircrew  Signed by Sunderland crew member A Carey. 

War in the Atlantic by Stan Stokes. During WW I Germany made very effective use of its U-boat fleet in a campaign which almost resulted in Englands defeat. As a result, the Versailles Treaty prohibited Germany from possessing submarines. By the late 1920s Germany had circumvented these restrictions and by the time WW II began, they had several dozen U-boats in service. The period between July of 1940 and December of 1941 was known as the fat years for the U-boat fleet. During this period, aided by the use of French Atlantic ports, and the effective use of wolfpack hunting techniques, German U-boats wreaked havoc on convoys in the Atlantic. By the spring of 1941 the Nazi U-boat fleet numbered 120, and later in the war would exceed 350 in number. The tide began to turn in favor of the Allies in late 1941 when the Royal Navy acquired fifty old destroyers from the U.S., and began an effective campaign against German weather and supply surface ships which supported the undersea hunters. The RAF was also involved, and the Short Sunderland flying boat played an important role in stemming the tide. The Short Brothers acquired one of the first licenses to built Wright biplanes, and eventually began building their own designs, including a number of dirigibles and torpedo planes during WW I. After the war they developed the first British all metal aircraft, the Silver Streak. The company is probably best known for a series of commercial flying boats, the pinnacle of which was their Empire Series of 4-engine, high wing monoplanes which were capable of cruising speeds of 200-MPH. The Short Sunderland was developed in the 1930s for the British Air Ministry as a long-range, all purpose flying boat. It was a large aircraft for its time with a wingspan of 112 feet. More than 700 of these aircraft were produced. During WW II the Sunderland was utilized in the anti-U-Boat role. With its armament upgraded the aircraft earned the nick-name the Flying Porcupine from U-boat crews. When America entered the war, the U-boat command expanded its hunting zone all the way to the East Coast of the United States. For a period the submariners experienced another period of happy times, and in November of 1942 almost 750,000 gross tons of shipping was lost. With production of averaging five new U-boats per week, for a time it appeared that victory in the Atlantic might be obtainable for the Germans. Eventually, the U-boat war was won by the Allies through the use of effective radar technology, the use of the Leigh Light (a powerful airborne searchlight), development of forward firing depth charges, and the use of special techniques to counter the U-boat threat. The U-boats also suffered from a general lack of coordination between its command and that of the Luftwaffe. In May of 1943 a total of 41 U-boats were lost, and by early 1944 more U-boats were being destroyed than Allied merchant ships were being sunk. The men who served in the U-boat command during WW II had the most hazardous of all positions in the War with close to a 75% casualty rate by wars end.

Constant Endeavour by Michael Rondot  During World War II Sunderland aircraft of Coastal command played an outstanding part in convoy escort and anti-submarine campaigns in the Battle of the Atlantic and in other waters. RAF, Canadian, Australian and Norwegian Squadrons equipped with Sunderland aircraft accounted for at least 58 enemy submarines sunk or damaged. Michael Rondot's study features a pair of Sunderlands making a victory salute low pass over their base at Castle Archdale, N. Ireland. 
Tireless Vigilance by Stephen Brown  With grace and majesty of mighty battleships, a pair of Short Sutherlands sweep out towards the dangers of the North Atlantic.  With a 12-hour mission ahead of them the skill and dedication of the crews would once again play a crucial role in protecting vital supply lines from the menace of German U-boats.

The following pilots have all signed copies :  Flt. Lt. John Bishop jopined the RAF in April 1943 from Edinburgh University Air Squadron and trained as a pilot in Rhodesia.  In August 1944 he was posted to Diego Suarez to fly Catalina flying boats on anti-submarine patrols.  He converted to Sunderlands at Mombassa on 209 Sqdn. and 57 MU also on Sunderlands until 1953.  This included the Berlin airlift in 1948, flying from the river in Hamburg to Havel Lake, and flew in an anti-shipping role in Burma.  At the end o fthe war in the Far East he flew form Hong Kong and Singapore until returning to the UK in Spetember 1946.  He continued on 201 Sqd. Flying Boats until 1953.  Thereafter he was mainly employed on V.I.P. duties flying from Malta, Northolt, Fontainebleau, Bovingdon and White Waltham.  He flew 173 ops and 1800 hours on Sunderlands and 1800 hours on Devons out of a total of 6250 flying hours.  The last fiver years of his service was as an Air Traffic Controller at R.A.F. Benson and RAF Abingdon.

Wg. Cdr. V. Hodgkinson DFC, MID, MRAeS, joined rhe Royal Australian Air Force in 1937 (Service no 463).  He was posted to No. 10 Sqdn. RAAF in the UK in January 1940 flying Sunderlands from Pembroke Dock and went on to serve until 1942 flying operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean from bases in Pembroke Dock, Oban, Plymouth, Gibraltar and Alexandria (Egypt).  In 1942 he was posted back to No. 20 Sqdn. in Australia flying Catalinas from Cairns on bombing raids over Japanese bases and anti-shipping patrols throughout the Solomon Islands and north of New Guinea .  He went on to complete 44 operations and commanded this squadron until 1943 before becoming Chief Flying Instructor, Catalinas 3 OTU Rathmines.  Vic later formed and commanded No. 40 Sqdn. RAAF Sunderlands, Port Moresby, New Guinea until 1945.  He retired from the RAAF in 1946 to join BOAC, Hythe, flying their civil Sunderland conversions - Hythes, Sandringhams and Solents.  Vic transferred to landplanes in 1950 flying Canadair "Argonauts", Bristol "Britannias, DH Comet 4s, 707-436s and 336s.  Vic retired in 1971 having amassed 19,300 hours, including some 4,300 hours on Flying Boats.  In his retirement Vic is currently restoring and maintaining a Sandringham Flying Boat at the Southampton Hall of Aviation.

Wg. Cdr. A.W.L. "Paddy" Mahon MBE, C. Eng. MRAeS,  started his 37 year career in the Royal Air Force in 1930 when he enlisted as an Aircraft Apprentice at Halton.  he served as Metal Rigger and later as an Aircraft Fitter on Fleet Air stations and ships, for a while on Queen Bee aircraft.  In 1937 he finally succeeded in selection as an Airman Pilot. EFTS at Bristol, SFTS at South Cerney, Maritime Recce at Thorney Island, and finally Flying Boat School at Calshot.  There he learned his craft as a "Boat" pilot on ageing Supermarine Scapas formerly used by 202 Squadron, Malta.  On completion he was posted to 228 Squadrion at Pembroke Dock which was in process of re-equipping with Stranraers.  In December 1938 he was 2nd pilot on the collection from Rochester of the Squadron's first Sunderland.  In June 1939 the Squadron moved to Alexandria for Naval Co-operation Exercises.  In addition to these the Sunderlands were used for long range V.I.P. flights and for transport around the Med.  In course of these, the crew of which Sgt Mahon was a member, visited Malta, Bizerta, Cairo, Cyprus and for the third time Athens, leaving on 2nd September 1939.  The Squadron was ordered home to Pembroke Dock on September 9th and immediately started the round of convoy escorting anti-submarine sweeps and general maritime tasks covering from Norway to Malta.  On 24th November Sgt Mahon was one of the crew detailed to search for the "Deutschland" after it had sunk the armed merchant cruiser "Jervis Bay".  The operation involved the crew in 15 hours of flying in the most severe weather.  Detachments to the Shetlands often meant the whole crew living on the aircraft for several days at a time because the weather prevented small craft coming along side but flying by day continued.  In June 1940 he was seconded to 10 RAAF Squadron at Mount Batten to increase their roll of qualified first Pilots.  One of his first trips was to convey Lord Gort and Mr Duff Cooper to Rabat on an unsuccessful attempt to persuade the Sultan of Morocco to continue the war on its allies' side.  That trip earned the Captain a DFC.  In the months he spent with 10 Squadron several trips were made to Malta supporting the Hurricane reinforcement by aircraft carriers conveying essential ground personnel and equipment including one load of several tons of Browning gun links, none of which were held on the island.  In February 1941 it was back to "two layers of wing".  He was posted to 202 Squadron at Gibraltar, which was flying Saro Londons but expected to be re-equipped with Sunderlands.  He travelled as a "passenger" on a 10 Squadron aircraft in company with Anthony Eden and Lord Dill.  That trip is recorded in several books on the Sunderland as being "special".  It was Sgt Mahon's last ever time flying in a Sunderland as 202 Squadron were subsequently re-equipped with Catalinas.  The transfer meant flying to UK with a London, a memorable trip of over 15 hours.  Qualifying courses at Stranraer on the Catalina led to the ferrying flight back to Gibraltar.  Unfortunately on Sgt Mahon's ferry trip the elevator controls failed en route and the attempted landing at Gibraltar using only trim tabs resulted in a serious crash ending his flying career.  After a long period of hospital and subsequent rehabilitation, he reverted to his ground trade.  He was commissioned into the Technical Branch in which he served until 1967 being awarded the MBE in 1963.

Sqn. Ldr. Alan Nicoll joined the RAF in February 1939 and trained as an Observer (Navigator).  His first posting was to 44 Squadron newly equipped with the Hampden bomber at RAF Waddington.  When war was declared on 3rd September 1939 he was immediately involved in operations flying that night on the very first sortie of WW".  By the end of 1940 he had completed a full tour of 37 raids before being commissioned and selected for advanced navigation training in Canada.  He was subsequently posted to Rhodesia as a navigational instructor and examiner.  He completed Pilot training before returning to the UK where he qualified as a Sunderland flying boat Captain serving at Calshot and Pembroke Dock.  In 1956 he took the last RAF aircraft to moor up in the Pool of London for "Battle of Britain" celebrations.  A posting to RAF Seletar (Singapore) followed where Sunderlands were finally retired from service in 1959.  He then served on Shackletons and in Transport Command before retiring in 1975.

Caught on the Surface by Robert Taylor  In a strange quirk of fate, a Sunderland of 461 Sqn RAAF identification letter U, destroys submarine U-461, a type XIV tanker, one of three German submarines caught on the surface by Allied aircraft in the Bay of Biscay on July 30, 1943. At extreme low level, Sunderland 'U' braves a barrage of gunfire from all three encircling German submarines to deliver a successful depth charge attack, sinking U-461 in a single pass. In an act of grace, the Sunderland pilot returned to the scene to drop a dingy to the U-boat survivors  Signatories: Wilhelm Hofken, Peter Jensen, Gerhard Korbjuhn, Dudley Marrows, Alois Momper, Horrie Morgan, John Rolland, Helmut Roschinski.

 

 

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Stormclouds Gather by Nicolas Trudgian Price : £145

Fighter General by Graeme Lothian Price : £200

Adolf Galland / Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 by Ivan Berryman Price : £145

JG52 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman Price : £80

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Featured Artist - Nicolas Trudgian



Having graduated from art college, Nicolas Trudgian spent many years as a professional illustrator before turning to a career in fine art painting. His crisp style of realism, attention to detail, compositional skills and bright use of colours, immediately found favour with collectors and demand for his original work soared on both sides of the Atlantic. Today, more than a decade after becoming a fine art painter, Nicolas Trudgian is firmly established within a tiny, elite group of aviation artists whose works are genuinely collected world-wide. When he paints an aircraft you can be sure he has researched it in every detail and when he puts it over a particular airfield, the chances are he has paid it a recent visit. Even when he paints a sunset over a tropical island, or mist hanging over a valley in China, most probably he has seen it with his own eyes. Nick was born and raised in the seafaring city of Plymouth, the port from which the Pilgrim Fathers set sail in 1620, and where Sir Francis Drake played bowls while awaiting the Spanish Armada. Growing up in a house close to the railway station within a busy military city, the harbour always teeming with naval vessels and the skies above resonating with the sounds of naval aircraft, it was not at all surprising the young Nick became fascinated with trains, boats and aircraft. It was from his father, himself a talented artist, that Nick acquired his love of drawing and surrounded by so much that was inspiring, there was never a shortage of ideas for pictures. His talent began to show at an early age and although he did well enough at school, he always spent a disproportionate amount of time drawing. People talked about him becoming a Naval officer or an architect but in 1975 Nick's mind was made up. When he told his careers teacher he wanted to go to art school the man said, 'Now come on, what do you really want to do? After leaving school Nick began a one-year foundation course at the Plymouth College of Art. Now armed with an impressive portfolio containing paintings of jet aircraft, trains, even wildlife, he was immediately accepted at every college he applied to join. He chose a course at the Falmouth College of Art in Cornwall specialising in technical illustration and paintings of machines and vehicles for industry. It was perfect for Nick, and he was to become one of the star pupils. One of the lecturers commented at the time: Every college needs someone with a talent like Nick to raise the standards sky high; he carried all the other students along with him, and created an effect which will last for years to come. Two weeks after leaving art college Nick blew every penny he had on a trip to South Africa to ride the great steam trains across the desert, sketching them at every opportunity. Returning to England, in best traditions of all young artists, he struggled to make a living. Paintings by an unknown artist didn't fetch much despite the painstaking effort and time Nick put into each work, so when the college he had recently left offered him a job as a lecturer, he jumped at the chance. The money was good and he discovered that he really enjoyed teaching. Throughout the 1970s Nick was much involved with a railway preservation society near Plymouth and it was through the railway society that he had his first pictures reproduced as prints. But Nick felt he needed to advance his career and in summer 1985 Nick moved away from Cornwall to join an energetic new design studio in Wiltshire. Here he painted detailed artwork for many major companies including Rolls Royce, General Motors, Volvo Trucks, Alfa Romeo and, to his delight, the aviation and defence industries. He remembers the job as exciting though stressful, often requiring him to work right through the night to meet a client's deadline. Here he learned to be disciplined and fast. Towards the end of the 1980's Nick had the chance to work for the Military Gallery. This was the break that for years he had been striving towards and with typical enthusiasm, flung himself into his new role. After completing a series of aviation posters, including a gigantic painting to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Royal Air Force, Nick's first aviation scene to be published as a limited edition was launched by the Military Gallery in 1991. Despite the fact he was unknown in the field, it was an immediate success. Over the past decade Nick has earned a special reputation for giving those who love his work much more than just aircraft in his paintings. He goes to enormous lengths with his backgrounds, filling them with interesting and accurate detail, all designed to help give the aircraft in his paintings a tremendous sense of location and purpose. His landscapes are quite breathtaking and his buildings demonstrate an uncanny knowledge of perspective but it is the hardware in his paintings which are most striking. Whether it is an aircraft, tank, petrol bowser, or tractor, Nick brings it to life with all the inordinate skill of a truly accomplished fine art painter. A prodigious researcher, Nick travels extensively in his constant quest for information and fresh ideas. He has visited India, China, South Africa, South America, the Caribbean and travels regularly to the United States and Canada. He likes nothing better than to be out and about with sketchbook at the ready and if there is an old steam train in the vicinity, well that's a bonus!

Messerchmitt Me109 Signature Prints



Save £170 on this specially selected pack of pilot signed Me109 aviation art prints. All four prints for £400, giving collectors these prints at trade discounted prices!

This pack of aviation art prints includes 4 separate prints, at a highly discounted price when purchased in this special pack. The prints included in the pack are :

Stormclouds Gather by Nicolas Trudgian,
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian,
Adolf Galland / Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 by Ivan Berryman
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LJG52 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman.

In all, the prints have 11 different signatures (12 in total) of pilots of Me109 aircraft of WW2.

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